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When it was announced that Noma was literally taking its show in the road for a month-long residency in Japan, there was great excitement to figure out what, where…and how much. The exclusive pop-up will be taking place at the Mandarin Oriental in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi neighborhood January 9-31. Reservations via the restaurant’s website were snatched up in hours over the summer. But according to Mandarin’s own website, there are still some limited seats available for guests booking an overnight stay at the hotel. Who’s got an anniversary coming up?

In a recent interview, Danish chef Christian Puglisi tells me he's always cooked with an Italian sensibility rooted in "simplicity" and "beautiful produce" — but with many other influences as well including his established place in the Danish culinary movement. This interesting combination will all come together in a forthcoming pizzeria in Copenhagen. Who is excited?

Island hopping doesn't really come to mind when we think of Denmark, but there are a number of idyllic destinations on the larger and smaller isles near Copenhagen. If you're able to extend your trip beyond that city, a world of fairytale villages, dreamy seascapes and simple country meals await on the island of Ærø (yes, that is the right spelling, and like the candy bar) — a pleasant four-hour journey from the capital via train and ferry. Here are six reasons to visit.

For the fourth consecutive summer, the food world’s brightest and most inventive minds – from chefs to farmers to journalists and politicians — will gather in Copenhagen for the MAD Symposium. The two-day conference, led by Noma chef René Redzepi, will be co-curated by Brazilian chef Alex Atala. Details, this way...

Contributing Editor Matt Rodbard just returned from a trip to Copenhagen, his second in as many years, and was once again floored by the food scene, including restaurants, cafes, markets, cocktail lounges, coffee shops, spice shops, craft beer destillers and dudes selling hot dogs out of carts. The best hot dogs you will ever eat. Sorry, Chicago. Here is a highlight.

For the past two summers, some of the brightest minds in the food world — chefs, farmers, journalists, bakers, scientists and politicians — have travelled to Copenhagen to attend the MAD Symposium, a three-day conference spearheaded by Noma chef René Redzepi. Our reporter Jody Eddy is on the ground, and here are some photos from Day 2.

For the past two summers, some of the brightest minds in the food world — including chefs, farmers, journalists, bakers, scientists and politicians — have travelled to Copenhagen to attend the MAD Symposium, a three-day conference spearheaded by Noma chef René Redzepi and his trusted lieutenant Ali Kurshat Altinsoy. Our reporter Jody Eddy is on the ground and will be filing reports each day. In the meantime, here are some photos from Day 1.

We checked in with The Barking Dog owner Carl Wrangel to see what he was serving now that it's winter. Like industrial design and public transportation, the Danes do the holidays right. This includes cocktails.